Jersey City

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Jersey City is New Jersey's second-largest city. It is located in Northeast New Jersey between the Hudson and Passaic rivers.

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Get in

By car

From the West take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 14B or 14C, or take the Pulaski Skyway (Route 1/9) and get off between Tonnelle Ave (for Journal Square and the Heights) or just before the Holland Tunnel for Hamilton Park and downtown. From Manhattan take the first left after exiting the Holland Tunnel, or the Kennedy Blvd exit when coming out of the Lincoln Tunnel.

By Subway

The PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) train runs to Journal Square, Grove Street, Exchange Place, and Pavonia/Newport in Jersey City with connections to Newark, lower Manhattan, midtown Manhattan, and Hoboken. It costs $1.50 each way and is easily the best way to get into town.

By light rail

The Hudson-Bergen light rail, operated by NJ Transit connects the Jersey City waterfront to Hoboken and Bayonne. Eventually it is planned to extend northward into the suburbs of Bergen County.

By bus

NJ Transit and other operators run buses to the Journal Square bus terminal. For destinations not served by this terminal, check out Newark Bus Terminal and Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Definitely make a stop at the Hard Grove Cafe at Grove Street and Columbus in Downtown Jersey City. It is a Cuban-American diner with great decor (plastic palm trees), great food, great drinks, and decent (but sometimes lacking) service. It is not the fanciest restaurant, but it's more fun than that anyway.
  • White Mana, it is by far the best grease pit burger joint.

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